C.H.l.P.S. in China is a book about a fictitious school delightfully named the Canadian Harmonious International Peace School. Author Jim Williams admits his novel is based on his experiences at Dalian Maple Leaf International School, one of the first B.C.-certified schools in China and part of a fast-growing chain of for-profit schools in that country.
I spoke to Williams after several teachers at a Maple Leaf school in Tianjin contacted me with concerns about that ... Read More …

The public knows little about the B.C.-certified schools that teach the provincial curriculum to students in other parts of the world.
Although there are now 34 such schools, government officials and politicians rarely mention them and the benefits to taxpayers have not been explained. I’ve written a few stories about these schools over the years (click here or here) but without being on the ground, it’s difficult to know what’s going on.
This month, ... Read More …